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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 798 · 40 questions
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Speaking tips (Grammar point): Ask for permission: “May I come in?” “May I borrow your pen?” Ask someone to do something: “Can you …?” or, more politely, “Could you …, please?” You borrow from someone; someone lends to you. Reply to “Thank you” with “You are welcome.”

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  7. 7.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  8. 8.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / Thank / you / much / so
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / you / for / much / so / Thank / help.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  12. 12.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) sorry (d) help
  13. 13.Make a sentence: for / you / help. / your / Thank / so / much
  14. 14.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  17. 17.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) book (d) door
  18. 18.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  19. 19.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / help. / Thank / your / for / much / so
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  23. 23.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) phone (d) sorry
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  25. 25.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) salt (d) sorry
  26. 26.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) sorry (d) please
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  31. 31.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) book (d) window
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / Thank / you / so / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  34. 34.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / much / for / your / Thank
  36. 36.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / your / you / so / for
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May

Answer key

  1. May
  2. May I borrow your pen?
  3. May I have some water, please?
  4. sorry
  5. May I borrow your pen?
  6. May I borrow your pen?
  7. borrow
  8. Thank you so much for your help.
  9. Could you open the door, please?
  10. Thank you so much for your help.
  11. May I borrow your pen?
  12. help
  13. Thank you so much for your help.
  14. May I borrow your pen?
  15. May I borrow your pen?
  16. Thank you so much for your help.
  17. salt
  18. for
  19. Could
  20. May I borrow your pen?
  21. Thank you so much for your help.
  22. Can you pass me the salt, please?
  23. phone
  24. May I borrow your pen?
  25. sorry
  26. please
  27. Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  28. May I borrow your pen?
  29. May I borrow your pen?
  30. May I borrow your pen?
  31. book
  32. Thank you so much for your help.
  33. May I borrow your pen?
  34. welcome
  35. Thank you so much for your help.
  36. lend
  37. Thank you so much for your help.
  38. May I borrow your pen?
  39. May I borrow your pen?
  40. May I borrow your pen?

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